ESR makes several excellent points here. Our connectedness in the 21st century boggles the mind. His best point, if you ask me, is this – "Sometimes the most important connection of all is just knowing that a given thing is possible."
Am I the only one who doesn’t really see the market here? Do I really need someone to watch my kids when I’m right there? I don’t really get it. And, yes, I have flown with kids – many, many times.
Something is really going on here when this debate reaches the level of religious fervor. I’m dumbfounded by the way this issue has risen to this level. It’s nonsensical.
Very excellent points indeed. I see the value in collaboration and I especially think schools should not label all collaboration cheating (that doesn’t prepare them for the real world at all), but the danger on the other extreme is too much groupthink – no question about it. Solitude is more valuable than people realize.